Work & commute · Akaska

Work & commute in Akaska, SD

Most working residents leave Akaska for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Mobridge (20%), Selby (16%) and Aberdeen (12%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 25 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 25 Akaska residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Akaska.

25live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

5work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Akaska goes to work

Mobridge21 mi away

20%5

Selby12.8 mi away

16%4

Aberdeen80.7 mi away

12%3

Pierre66.8 mi away

8%2

Sioux Falls207.9 mi away

8%2

Roscoe38.9 mi away

4%1

Bryant139.5 mi away

4%1

Gettysburg23.9 mi away

4%1

Blooming Valley143.9 mi away

4%1

Richland139.1 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

16%4

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Akaska commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

48%

44%

0%Under 10 mi

48%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

44%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Akaska is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.20 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Akaska are

5 jobs are based in Akaska. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Akaska’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Akaska

5 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month60%

Over $3,333 a month20%

Jobs Akaska residents hold

25 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month36%

+400%

Jobs based in Akaska, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 5. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.